November 18, 2012, 12:24AM

Coast Guard spokesman Carlos Vega said late Saturday that the unidentified person was found by divers hired by Houston-based Black Elk Energy, the owner of the platform, who were inspecting the rig. John Hoffman, the president and CEO of Black Elk Energy, said late Saturday that the body is that of one of two crew members missing since an explosion and fire on the oil platform Friday morning. Full story »

May 31, 2011, 10:44PM

The tough task of guessing what hurricane season will look like could be even more difficult this year for forecasters, who won't be able to rely on the relatively predictable forces known as El Nino and La Nina. So far, the National Hurricane Center in Miami is predicting that the season that begins today will be busier than normal, with as many as 18 named tropical storms, three to six of them major hurricanes. Full story »

September 09, 2010, 3:20PM

Thousands of business owners, fishermen and others along the Gulf Coast are confronting a similar conundrum. Those who accept a check for their long-term losses from the victims' compensation fund will have to give up their right to sue BP. Full story »

July 31, 2010, 8:40PM

April 28, 2010, 2:19PM

Crews geared up to set fire to oil leaking from the site of an exploded drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday, a last-ditch effort to get rid of it before it reaches environmentally sensitive marshlands on the coast. Full story »